Archive: centre-court
Surging through the field as smoothly as a sprinter running downhill, Roger Federer ran into a resolute 6'8" roadblock today.
The Bad and Sad News just broke. Andrew Jarrett the CHAMPIONSHIPS Referee made the official announcement today. Andy Murray has had to pull out of the tournament and "Lucky Loser" Jason Jung of Taipei will take his place in the draw.
Rafael Nadal, Alexander Zverev, Dominic Thiem, Juan Martin Del Potro, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Nick Kyrgios, and Kei Nishikori all find themselves in the same half of the Wimbledon draw.
Oh my – it’s FINALLY here. Did you see that blur? That was me, whizzing to the head of the Pimm’s queue, asking sweetly for not too much ice, surreptitiously pocketing a sachet of sugar to sweeten the strawberries and cream.
Tradition holds that on the first Tuesday of The Championships, the initial match that is contended on Centre Court feature the Ladies Champion from the previous year. Last year, Marion Bartoli laid claim to the Venus Rosewater Dish when she defeated Sabine Lisicki, 6-1, 6-4.
Wimbledon gets off to its traditional Monday afternoon start with the defending champion taking Centre Court. This time around, it is none other than Great Britain's own Andy Murray.